[REPORT] Apache Flagon (firmly SensSoft) APR 2019 Podling Report

[Joshua Poore <po...@apache.org>]

After 72 hours the community has not registered any concerns or raised issue with the APR 2019 Apache Flagon Report.

I have made minor modifications to reflect recent progress by INFRA to complete our name change. 

MENTORS: Please final review, sign, and post to Wiki NLT  03 APR 2019


Report Follows:


Apache Flagon

Apache Flagon is a generalized user behavioral logging platform for web pages and thin-client applications

Apache Flagon has been incubating since 2016-07-13.

Three most important issues to address in the move towards graduation:

  1. Complete our Podling name change [1]
	-[Committers] content updates to confluence, README’s, and website
	-[PPMC] podling.xml, podling.yml files, apache/incubator wiki  
  2. Grow the Apache Flagon (Incubating) Committer/Community Base.
  3. Complete the issues highlighted at the Flagon Roadmap [2]

Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be aware
of?

We have completed our PODLINGNAMESEARCH workflow and our new name Apache Flagon has been approved by VP of marketing [3]. 

We have posted INFA tickets to change the name of our core assets (JIRA, Website, GitBox Repos) [4], to coincide with changing website text, other content-based references to Apache Flagon. INFRA is nearly complete in their migration. 

We are preparing for additional releases, immediately following our full transition to the Apache Flagon Namesake (UserALE.js v. 2.0.0, 2.1.0; poss. Flagon 1.0.0) [4]. 

How has the community developed since the last report?

The community has been:

-discussing reaching out to other open source projects to identify other potential communities (analytical technologies) to drive developments, as well as increase interest in the Podling.

-discussing research applications with university research labs in machine learning and social computing.

-discussing adoption of the technology with interested entities and identifying/eliminating barriers to adoption. 

-updating documentation on wiki and READMEs to improve community growth

How has the project developed since the last report?

Project maturity roadmaps (Wiki) and version release plans (JIRA) continue to be maintained.
JIRA boards continue to be maintained

Core products have been maintained for modernization and for security posture.

New features have been added to enhance adoption and make Apache Flagon competitive with open-source business analytics services (e.g., OWA).

How would you assess the podling's maturity?
Please feel free to add your own commentary.

Despite challenges posed by dispersion of the original committers, the project is finding its footing again and continues to be desirable for end-user consumption and relevant amidst alternatives (e.g., OWA). The impending name change is an opportunity for rebranding and acceleration of community growth.

  [X] Initial setup
  [X] Working towards first release
  [X] Community building
  [ ] Nearing graduation
  [ ] Other:

Date of last release:

  2018-03-14

When were the last committers or PPMC members elected?

  Arthi Vezhavendan was added to Committer base on 2017-01-24

  Dave Meikle was added to PPMC on 2018-11-24

  Atri Sharma was added to PPMC on 2018-11-24

Have your mentors been helpful and responsive or are things falling
through the cracks?

Lewis McGibbney has been extremely helpful and has actively participated in our    	       PODLINGNAMESEARCH. 

Dave Meikle has actively participated in our PODLINGNAMESEARCH process and has pledged to assist in growing the community following a determination of our PODLINGNAMESEARCH results.

Atri Sharma has offered his mentorship, but is not yet elected to IPMC, and has not been able to offer binding votes.

Signed-off-by:

[ ](flagon) Lewis John McGibbney Comments:
[ ](flagon) Dave Meikle Comments:
[ ](flagon) Atri Sharma Comments:

[1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-18100?focusedCommentId=16805320&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-16805320 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-18100?focusedCommentId=16805320&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-16805320>
[2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SENSSOFT/Roadmaps <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SENSSOFT/Roadmaps>
[3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-154 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-154>
[4] https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FLAGON?selectedItem=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin%3Arelease-page&status=unreleased <https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FLAGON?selectedItem=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin%3Arelease-page&status=unreleased>
[5] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-18100 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-18100>